Course Overview

Course Units


I. Human Behavior and Conceptual Explanation for Terrorism (4 Blocks)

Essential Question: What motivates people, groups and nations to do unthinkable things that cost the lives of other people?



II. Pre-1900 Islam (5 Blocks)

Essential Question: Have groups and people that claim to be acting in the name of Islam acted in true defense of Islam?



III. 20th Century Wars and the Middle East (6 Blocks)

Essential Question: Does 9/11 have its origins in the Cold War?



IV. Al Qaeda and 911 (12 Blocks)

Essential Question: Why did 9/11 occur?



V. Aftermath of 911: Complexities and Challenges (6 Blocks)

Essential Question: How has 9/11 changed the world?



VI. Remembrance, Reflection and the Future (9 Blocks)

Essential Question: How and why do we remember the victims of 9/11? How can we build a more humane future?